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Iain
On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 18:22:11 +0200 John Royce <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I am hoping that someone in this forum can help me. I have tried two
> other forums/ listservs with this query, and it has produced some
> interesting correspondence, but I am no nearer nailing my problem.
>
> I recently came across a statement, not the first time I've come across
> this, but this time it jarred:
> "Recent studies indicate that approximately 30 percent of all students
> may be plagiarizing on every written assignment they complete".
>
> That is truly alarming. Nearly one-third of all students are
> plagiarizing on EVERY (completed) written assignment - and presumably
> getting away with it because they do it again and again! Add in all
> those students who plagiarize only occasionally... It is terrifying.
>
> ALL students, though? Is this all high school students? All college and
> university students? Adult learners? Is this in every country, all over
> the world? There is something here that needs qualifying, surely?
>
> Surely?
>
> But which recent studies? I ran a check on Google, looking up "every
> written assignment they complete" - and there are some 26 hits, 24 of
> which refer directly to this finding. Many of these are reputable
> journals or academic institutions.
>
> Not every site cites its source, but those which do all point to
> plagiarism.org or to turnitin.com (which is part of the plagiarism.org
> company). The original statement is on the page
> <http://www.plagiarism.org/problem.html> , and it is this finding that
> all those journal articles refer to.
>
> I made other searches as well, in Google and elsewhere (including
> bibliographies and other plagiarism studies), looking for anything which
> will help nail down these elusive studies. No joy.
>
> So my question is, Does anyone here know which "recent studies" are
> referred to? There is no indication on the Turnitin / Plagiarism.org
> site, and no other mention anywhere else. There IS a Turnitin study
> which claims "30% of a large sampling of Berkeley students were recently
> caught plagiarizing directly from the Internet-- results of a
> Turnitin.com test, conducted from April-May 2000" - but 30% Berkeley
> students caught once (?) does not equate with 30% of ALL students on
> EVERY completed written assignment. And Turnitin is normally very
> careful to cite its sources, so the absence of a source this time does
> make one wonder...
>
> I have written to Turnitin, asking them to pinpoint these "recent
> studies", but have had no reply, and as I say, I have asked this same
> question in other forums, again without success.
>
> So, does anyone in this forum know which studies are cited here?
>
> Thank you all for your help.
>
> Best,
>
> John Royce
>
> Library Director : Robert College of Istanbul
>
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